Whitewater, Montana
Census-designated place in Montana, United States
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Whitewater is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Phillips County, Montana, United States. As of the 2020 census, Whitewater had a population of 75.[3] Whitewater has a post office with ZIP code 59544.[4][5]
Whitewater, Montana | |
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  Whitewater, Montana | |
| Coordinates: 48°45′33″N 107°37′18″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Phillips |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.06 sq mi (2.75 km2) |
| • Land | 1.06 sq mi (2.75 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,372 ft (723 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 75 |
| • Density | 70.7/sq mi (27.28/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 59544 |
| Area code | 406 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2583867[2] |
In 1927, the town moved about 7 miles west to be on the new Great Northern Railway branch line.[6]
Demographics
Climate
According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Whitewater has a semi-arid climate, abbreviated "BSk" on climate maps.[8]
| Climate data for Whitewater, Montana, 1991–2020 normals | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.52 (13) |
0.28 (7.1) |
0.39 (9.9) |
1.00 (25) |
1.84 (47) |
2.78 (71) |
1.34 (34) |
1.35 (34) |
1.17 (30) |
0.89 (23) |
0.52 (13) |
0.44 (11) |
12.52 (318) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 1.4 (3.6) |
2.4 (6.1) |
0.8 (2.0) |
0.4 (1.0) |
0.3 (0.76) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.8 (2.0) |
2.0 (5.1) |
1.8 (4.6) |
9.9 (25.16) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 4. | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.9 | 6.5 | 8.2 | 5.7 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 56.4 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.9 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 6.1 |
| Source: NOAA[9] | |||||||||||||
